Catamenial belt



A. B. J. KELLY CATAMENIAL BELT July 11, 1933.

Filed Nov. 9. 1929 INVENTOR a i f fi (M *7 ATTORNEY of the drawing.

Patented July 11, 1933 UNITED: Y STATES.

Parent carries] ANNA B. JAMES KELLY, or 'NEW.YORK, N. Y., nssienonfiroscorrnm) & JAMES, OLE?" CLEVELAND; 01210; A oo-rnn'rNinsnrn GOMPOSED" onANNA B- JAMES KELLY Ann SHERMAN" W. SCOFIELD CATAMENIAL BELTSApplication filed November 9, 1929. Serial No. 406,039.

This invention seeks to provide a novel catamenial belt so constructedthat it can be manufactured at a low cost, applied for use quickly andeasily and worn without danger of binding or chafing and without thenecessity of employing pins or buckles or the like, and which when notin actual use may be folded into a small flat packet capable of beingcarried about for use when needed without inconvenience orembarrassment.

Vith these and other objects in view which will more fully appear, thenature of the invention will be more clearly understood by following thedescription, the appended claim, and the several views illustrated inthe accompanying drawing.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the invention, and

Figure 2 is a perspective view illustrating the device folded forconvenient insertion into an encasing envelope.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral figures In the practical development of the invention, I providea main carrying or protective covering body 10 of rubber .or rubberizedfabric and formed wider at its central portion than at its ends. Thebody 10 is equipped at its respective ends with securing devlces 11' bywhich the customary absorbent pad may be secured to position when thedevice is put into actual use.

It will be observed that the body 10 is sub stantially' rectangular andin itself capable of folding into a flat compact packet. It is an objectof my invention to provide a belt for mounting this body which isconstructed in such a manner as to enable easy mounting and removal uponand from the person of the user, and wearing in complete comfort bothfrom the standpoint of personal feeling and the mental comfort due toassurance that the device is being worn free from possibility ofdetection, and which is so constructed that it may be readily collapsedfiat within the edge confines of the body 10 to facilitate folding ofthe whole device into a compact flat packet.

v more efficiently confine the absorbent wad or p To this end, I providetwo elastic straps 12 and 13 each of a width less than half the width ofthe body 10 at its narrowest point so that they are capable of lyingsubstantially flat and parallel within the edge confines of the body 10when collapsed and without overlapping.

The straps 12 and 13 are secured at their ends to the respective ends ofthe body 10 in any approved manner, as by stitching, and 6 are crossedadjacent each end of the body 10 so that the strap which is secured atits ends to the right hand side of the body 10 crosses over and isadapted when the device is worn to pass around the left side of thebodyof the 6 wearer, while the strapsecured at its ends to the left side ofthe body 10 will similarly be disposed to encircle the right side of thebody of thewearer.

In order to prevent shifting, twisting and 70' possible resultantpinching or chafing, the crossed portions of the straps adapted to bedisposed at the gear of the wearer may be secured together by directlysewing one to the other in flat relation as indicated at 14.

The crossed portions of the straps at the other or front end may belikewise'secured together, but it is preferred to employ a crosspiece 15sewed across the straps just above the point of angular intersection soas to give body to the device at this point without unduly increasingthe thickness of the belt; This arrangement provides a freedom of thestraps at the actual point of intersection and yet provides the desiredsecuring function without increasing the thickness of materials beyondtwo.

The crossed relation of the straps not only facilitates the applicationof the device for use, enabling quick application by merely steppinginto the circle formed by the straps separated, but also tends toslightly cup the body 10 when inuse and thereby cause it to pad.

The simplicity of the device and the ease and economy withwhich it maybe manufactured will be obvious to those skilled in the art, and inFigure 2 of the drawing, I have illustrated how handily the same can"Hill be compacted for carrying conveniently and without embarrassment.

I claim:

In a device of the character described, the combination with the padcarrying body, of a mounting belt composed of two hip engaging strapssecured at their ends to the carrying body and crossed at points nearbut beyond the respective ends of said body whereby the strap secured atits ends to the right side of the body is disposed to pass around theleft side of a wearer, and the strap secured at its ends to the leftside of signature. 7

ANNA B. JAMES KELLY.

